Commentary for Robert Farley:

Commentary by Thomas Beedome:

Two lights within two severall Spheares were hurld,In the divided Chaos of the World,When like an Embryo this whole Masse of Clay,Before the Fiat, yet imperfect lay.And being brought to birth, by him whose powerHath all Eternity; and yet no how'r:The day was subject to the Nobler light,And to the lesser did obey the Night.So in this Midwifery of wit, by TheeDelivered, two lights, two Subjects be.Thy nobler Roman stile to day-borne menChildren of Arts, directs thy Latin pen.And that the duller ignorant might see,They have a Mother Moone begot by Thee;Thine as Gods creatures serve to leade the wayTo him that gave a night, succeeding Day.